The Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment has made arrangements to hold the next “Jayagamu Sri Lanka” People’s Mobile Service programme in Kegalle on 23 and 24 February 2024.
The program is scheduled to be inaugurated tomorrow under the patronage of Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara and with the participation of the people’s representatives of the district.
According to the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment, along with this mobile service, many welfare programs have been organized for Sri Lankans working abroad and their family members in the Kegalle district.
Through the Smart Youth program, vocational training opportunities will be provided to 10,000 youth throughout the island with the support of the Presidential Secretariat.
It is also planned to provide NVQ certificates to chosen people working in the informal sector in Sri Lanka under the “Garu Saru” program, which was initiated to ensure the safety and dignity of Informal Sector Workers in the country.
In addition, arrangements have been made to award scholarships and distribute school equipment to the school-going children of migrant workers residing in the Kegalle district.
Arrangements have also been made to provide Smart Boards to establish smart classrooms in the schools of Kegalle district where the children of migrant workers are educated.
Also, programs will be implemented to provide assistance to start self-employment for workers who have returned to the island after completing their foreign employment, and migrant workers who are successfully engaged in business after coming to the country will be felicitated.
Stalls will be made available at this exhibition ground to sell the goods produced by migrant workers who have started self-employment initiatives after returning home.
Medical equipment, including spectacles and wheelchairs, will also be donated to disabled migrant workers.
To coincide with this program, local government officials will be made aware of the field of foreign employment, and also a media forum will be established by encompassing the professional journalists working in the Kegalle district.
Furthermore, the youth will have the opportunity to get job opportunities in foreign countries through accredited foreign employment agencies.
Arrangements have been made to hold a music concert with the participation of many popular artistes on Saturday night (Feb 24). (NewsWire)